National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT, Taipei Tech; ) is a

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. It is a member of the Global Research & Industry Alliance (Gloria) of the

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and accredited by

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. Located in the Daan district of

, the school was established in 1912 as the School of Industrial Instruction, one of the earliest intermediate-higher educational institute in Taiwan. The current president of the university is Sea-Fue Wang. The university is part of the University System of Taipei, along with

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and

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. Its comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs offer degrees in the

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as well as design, architecture, management, humanities, and social sciences. The 495-acre campus in downtown Taipei was divided into three sections during the city's development. The main campus (West, East, and South) in Taipei now only spans 22 acres, next to the affluent Huashan 1914 Creative Park and the Guang Hua neighborhood, an area known as the Electric Town of Taipei due to the computer goods and electronics stores.

History

The university was established as the ''School of Industrial Instruction'' (工業講習所; ) in 1912. The institution underwent several name changes and reorganizations during the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan. After the (

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) Republic of China central government settled in Taiwan as an outcome of the

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against the Communist regime, the institution was renamed ''Provincial Taipei Institute of Technology'' (臺灣省立臺北工業專科學校) in 1948 and served as a vocational technical college. In 1981, it was renamed ''National Taipei Institute of Technology'' (國立臺北工業專科學校). In the 1990s its status was upgraded to that of a university, resulting in its name change to ''National Taipei University of Technology'' (國立臺北科技大學) in 1997.

Academics

NTUT includes six colleges, two centers, and one office. The university currently has 451 full-time faculty members.

College of Electric Engineering and Computer Science
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Dept. of Computer Science and Information Engineering
- Bachelor/ MS/ Ph.D Program
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
- Bachelor/ MS/ Ph.D Program Dept. of Electronic Engineering - Bachelor Program
Dept. of Electro-Optical Engineering
- Bachelor/ MS/ Ph.D Program Institute of Computer and Communication Engineering - MS/ Ph.D Program

College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
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Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor Program
Dept. of Vehicle Engineering
- Bachelor/MS Program
Dept. of Energy and Refrigerating Air-Conditioning Engineering
- Bachelor/MS Program
Institute of Mechatronic Engineering
- MS Program
Institute of Manufacturing Technology
- MS Program/Ph.D. Program

- MS Program

- Ph.D. Program

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- Bachelor Program
Dept. of Civil Engineering
- Bachelor Program
Dept. of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering
- Bachelor Program Dept. of Molecular Science and Engineering - Bachelor Program

- MS Program

- MS/Ph.D Program

- MS Program
Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management
- MS Program
Institute of Materials Science and Engineering
- MS/ Ph.D Program
Institute of Mineral Resources Engineering
- MS/ Ph.D Program Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials - MS Program

College of Management
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- Bachelor/ MBA Program

- Bachelor/ MBA/ Ph.D Program
Institute of Information and Logistics Management
- MBA Program Institute of Services Technology and Management - MBA Program
Institute of Industrial and Business Management
- Ph.D Program EMBA - MBA Program
International MBA
- MBA Program International Master of Financial Technology & Innovative Entrepreneur (IMFI) - MBA Program

College of Design
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Dept. of Architecture
- Bachelor Program
Dept. of Industrial Design
- Bachelor Program
Institute of Innovation and Design
- MFA Program Institute of Design - Ph.D Program Institute of Architecture and Urban Design - MFA Program Institute of Interactive Media Design - MFA Program International Program in Creative & Sustainable Architecture Studies - Master Program

College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dept. of Cultural Vocation Development - Bachelor Program
Dept. of English
- Bachelor/ MA Program in Applied Linguistics
Institute of Technological and Vocational Education
- MEd/ EdD Program Institute of Intellectual Property - MS Program

Teacher Education Center

General Education Center

Physical Education Office

Architecture & Landscape

The Green Gate
The Green Gate was completed in 2010 to make the campus more eco-friendly. It won the ''Special Mention of Green Campus'' and ''Most Favorable Online'' in the 2010 Taipei Landscape Award.

Ranks
NTUT is ranked 436 globally in 2023 and 73 in Asia in 2023 by QS . NTUT is ranked 1001-1200 globally in 2023 and 251-300 in Asia in 2022 by Times Higher Educuation. NTUT is ranked 301-500 in the world by QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022.

Notable alumni

Harlem Yu Harlem Yu (; born 28 July 1961) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, television host and businessman. He is particularly well-known for singing the theme song, ''Qing Fei De Yi'', for the 2001 television drama, ''Meteor Garden''. He made a cameo in ...
, Award-winning singer-songwriter and television host *
Lee Shih-chuan Lee Shih-chuan (; born 11 December 1931) is a Taiwanese boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international mul ...
, Secretary-General of
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(2014-2015), deputy mayor of
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* Li Kuei-Hsien, Taiwanese author and poet, noted for writing extended verses with
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, was a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature by the International Poets Academy of India *
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, Japanese poet, received the international
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in 1994 for his "lasting contribution to children's literature" *
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, Co-founder of
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* Shen Jong-chin, Minister of Economic Affairs * Chang Ching-chung, member of the
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(2005-2016) *
Suhon Lin Suhon Lin (; born 1 August 1928) is a Taiwanese billionaire and co-founder of the , a petrochemical company. Education Lin graduated from what became the National Taipei University of Technology. Career With M. K. Liao and Tseng Shin-yi, Lin ...
, businessman and billionaire *
T.H. Tung Tzu-Hsien Tung (; born c. 1960) is a Taiwanese businessman and philanthropist. He is a co-founder and former vice chairman of Asus. He serves as the chairman of Pegatron, currently. Tung received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from National ...
, Taiwanese businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Asus and its former vice chairman, and chairman of
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* Morin Kaku, Renowned Taiwanese-Japanese architect, lead designer of the
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, the first modern office skyscraper in Japan. He later founded the Kaku Morin Group architecture firm, had numerous projects both in Japan and Taiwan * An-Pang Tsai (1958-2019), Academician of
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(2018), 2015 distinguished professor of
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, receiver of 2014 Medal with Purple Ribbon awarded by the
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* Robert C.Y Wu, founder of
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, one of the largest bookstore chains in Taiwan and around Asia *
Peter Tsai Peter Tsai (Chinese: 蔡秉燚; born February 6, 1952) is a Taiwanese-American inventor and material scientist who is best known for inventing and patenting the N95 mask filter. He is an expert in the field of nonwoven fabric. Tsai was a Profess ...
, inventor of the
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Transportation
The university is accessible from the Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station of
Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondola ...
, a major transfer station for
Bannan Line The Bannan or Blue line (code BL) is a metro line of Taipei Metro in Taipei, Taiwan, with a total of 23 stations serving the districts of Nangang, Xinyi, Daan, Zhongshan, Wanhua, Banqiao and Tucheng. The line's name is a portmanteau of Banq ...
and the Zhonghe–Xinlu Line. The station is also sub-named National Taipei University of Technology (臺北科大) in smaller text on station signage.

See also
*
List of universities in Taiwan The following is a list of universities, colleges, junior colleges, and institutes of technology in the Republic of China (ROC), which consists of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and the Matsu Islands. Public universities and colleges Priv ...

References

External links

Official website
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